haploid

Having the number of chromosomes that a typical gamete has (in the given organism), namely, half the number that a typical somatic cell has (in the given organism).broadlynot-comparable

Having the number of chromosomes that a typical gamete has (in the given organism), namely, half the number that a typical somatic cell has (in the given organism).; Having a single set of unpaired chromosomes (which is the number that a typical gamete has in many organisms although not all).broadlynot-comparable

• Examples of haploid cells are prokaryotes and the gametes of eukaryotes.

A cell which is haploid.

• In teleosts, double haploids (DHs) induced by mitogynogenesis are often sterile.

An organism, such as a fungus, with haploid cells.